Sources: Xavier’s Miller accepts coach Horns

Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Personnel Writer Basketball recruiting expert. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware.Mar 24, 2025, 12:34 PM ET Xavier’s Sean Miller has reached an agreement

who has actually led groups to 13 NCAA tournament appearances in his career, consisting of in two of the previous three seasons at Xavier. Miller has won 487 games and brings a winning portion of more than 71 %.”Sean played a crucial function in getting Musketeer basketball back on track,”Xavier AD Greg Christopher stated in a declaration Monday.”He guided our program through a rapidly developing college basketball landscape and was a fantastic partner at the same time. … We are grateful for everything Sean has done for Xavier basketball over the past three seasons.”Editor’s Picks 2 Associated Miller will replace Rodney Terry, who was informed Sunday that he would not go back to lead the Texas program.Terry took control of on an interim basis after Chris Beard was suspended in 2022, and he was given the main job after leading Texas to the 2023 Elite 8. He guided the Longhorns to the NCAA competition in each of the past two seasons but didn’t advance out of the first weekend in either year.Xavier beat Texas in the First 4 on Wednesday, eliminating a 13-point deficit to win 86-80. The Musketeers shook off a 1-4 Big East start to reach the NCAA tournament, winning their final 7 regular-season games and racking up victories over Marquette, UConn and Creighton. Xavier finished tied for 4th in the league at

13-7. Christopher stated Xavier has already started its look for a replacement.”We are moving rapidly to find the right leader for our program,” Christopher stated.” All of us comprehend the significance of completing in the Big East and the significance of having a top-tier coach to lead us forward.”Miller had actually lengthened success as the head coach at Arizona, consisting of 4 regular-season Pac-12 titles and 3 appearances in the Elite 8. In his very first stint at Xavier from 2004-05 through 2008-09, he led the school to four NCAA competitions, consisting of an Elite 8 run.Xavier rehired Miller in 2022 after he was fired from Arizona in the wake of missing out on the NCAA tournament in 2019 and 2021. Miller’s success at Arizona

subsided amid the shroud of the federal basketball examination, that included 5 Level I allegations versus the school.Miller, a Pittsburgh native, began his training profession right away after a four-year playing career at Pitt. He hung around as an assistant coach at Miami(Ohio ), Pitt, NC State and

Xavier before being promoted to change Thad Matta as the Musketeers’ head coach in 2004. News of Miller’s agreement was initially reported by the Austin American-Statesman.